Carriage-body support



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J. A. DUBBS.

CARRIAGE BODY SUPPORT.

No. 246,735. Patented Sept; 6,1881.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. DUBBS, OF LANSING, KANSAS.

CARRIAGE-BODY SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,735, datedSeptember 6, 1881. Application filed June 24, 1881. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. Doses, of Lansing, in the county ofLeavenworth and State of Kansas, have invented certain usefulImprovements in Carriage-Body Supports, of which the following is aspecification.

In painting and finishing carriage-bodies it is necessary to supportthem upon their sides and ends, so that the several panels thereof canbe conveniently reached for working, painting, varnishing, 86C. 5 and inorder that the surfaces shall dry without blemishes from brushmarks orrunning of the paint or varnish, it is necessary that the surfaces bebrought to a level, or nearly so.

It is now the practice to support the bodies by cross-bars secured uponthem upon barrels, boxes, horses, or similar things which chance to beat hand, and to level them by means of pieces of board, sticks, &c. Thismethod is a source of a great deal of trouble and annoyance in shiftingthe bodies. Besides, they are always tottering and easily knocked out oflevel, if not entirely off their supports.

The object of my invention is to provide novel means wherebycarriage-bodies may be firmly and securely supported and turned side forside and end for end, or held in any position desired, and the surfaceleveled with very little trouble.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofa carriagebody having a set of my supports secured upon it, the sidelegs being shown in full lines and the end legs in dotted lines; andFig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the supports.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

It will be understood that the supports A A are to be used in sets ofsix or more, two to be placed upon the seat-rails and one at each corneron the bottom of the body; or they may be placed in any other mannerthat the style of the body requires. The body or main portion of thesupports A A are of cast metal, and are provided with the perforatedside pieces, a a, through which screws pass for securing the supportsupon the carriage-body. Upon the under side of the main or squareportion of the support is formed the round extension b, which isscrew-tapped, and receives the threaded foot or leg 0, upon which thebodystands when right side up, as shownin the drawings, and by which thebody, in this position, may be leveled by simply turning the legs out orin, as required.

The main or square portion of the body of the supports is bored throughfrom side to side, forming the holes 6 e, which holes intersect eachother in the center of the support, and also the screw-tap throughextension I). In these holes are placed the removable andinterchangeable long and short rods or legs B and B, which are firmlyheld in place, so as to support the body, by screwing down the foot orleg 0 upon them.

In order to support the carriage-body upon its side the rods or legsshould be placed through the supports A, as shown in full lines in thedrawings, and in order to support it upon its end the long rods or legsB should be placed in the supports on the seat-rails and the shorts legsin the supports on the corners of the bottom of the body, as shown indotted lines.

It will be understood that by adjusting the rods or legs in the supportsA the body can be quickly and easily leveled.

For changing the body end for end the rods in dotted lines are to beinserted in the supports A A from the opposite side.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A device to be attached to carriage-bodies,to be used in sets, for supporting and leveling the bodies while beingpainted, varnished, and finished, consisting of rodsor legs of suitablelength, and means, substantially as described, for receiving the rodsfrom different directions and clasping the same at difierent points intheir length, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The support for carriage-bodies herein shown and described,consisting of the body A, having the holes 6 and 6- through it, and theadjustable foot or leg 0, the foot or leg being adapted to level thebody and to hold interchangeable rods placed in hole 6 or 6,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The body A, provided with the holes 0 and c, in combination with theadjustable screw foot or leg 0 and the interchangeable long or shortlegs or rods B and B, substantially as and for the purposes hereindescribed.

JAMES ALLEN DUBBS.

Witnesses R. HAMMOND, J. P. GAMBLE.

